Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
1956 Soviet fighter aircraft family
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: "balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; "Ołówek", Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage, and "Én Bạc", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese.
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IAF grounds 60 MiG-21 Bisons for checks after May 8 crashThe IAF has grounded its entire fleet of around 60 old MiG-21 'Bison' fighters for comprehensive engine and other technical checks after one of the single-engine jets crashed into a village and killed..IndiaTimes - Published | |
IAF grounds MiG-21 fighter aircraft fleet pending investigation into Rajasthan crashIndiaTimes - Published | |
IAF grounds entire fleet of MiG-21 amid spate of crashesIAF has grounded the entire fleet of MiG-21s after the deadly crash erupted in Rajasthan on May 8.DNA - Published | |
IAF's MiG-21 crashes near Hanumangarh in Rajasthan; two civilians killed, pilot safeIndiaTimes - Published | |
Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG 21 squadron to retire in September: Know all about controversial 'flying coffin'IAF will be retiring a squadron of its MiG 21 fighter jets, which have been dubbed "flying coffins" due to frequent accidents.DNA - Published | |
MiG 21 crash: With over 200 pilots killed since 1963, know history of controversial 'flying coffins' of IAFIn a recent MiG 21 aircraft crash, two pilots of the Indian Air Force died in Rajasthan, adding to the hundreds of deaths caused by the killer jets.DNA - Published | |
MiG-21 crash: Fighter pilot Advitiya Bal cremated with full military honours in J&KIndiaTimes - Published | |
MiG-21 aircraft accident: Devastating video shows crash site where 2 IAF pilots were killed in RajasthanThe IAF said the aircraft was on a sortie from Utarlai air base and the accident took place at around 9:10 pm in which both pilots lost their lives.DNA - Published | |
MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan's Barmer, both pilots killedIndian Air Force's MiG-21 crashed in the Barmer district of Rajasthan.DNA - Published | |
Pilot killed as MiG-21 goes down, 3rd death in 5th crash this yearIndiaTimes - Published | |
Tejas not being inducted as replacement of MIG-21 fighter, but as part of IAF modernisation: Defence ministryTejas is not being inducted as a replacement of MIG-21 fighter aircraft, but as a part of the modernisation of the Indian Air Force, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.IndiaTimes - Published |
